Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Theft per Capita in Westside-Santa Barbara

The map below shows theft per 1,000 Westside-Santa Barbara residents.

 

Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Map of Theft Rates
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1 in 123

Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Westside-Santa Barbara is about 1 in 123.

$42

Theft costs the average Westside-Santa Barbara resident about $42 per year.

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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Westside-Santa Barbara in green. The most dangerous areas in Westside-Santa Barbara are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Safe from Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US neighborhood. Westside-Santa Barbara is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of neighborhoods are safer and 84% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Westside-Santa Barbara's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Westside-Santa Barbara is 8.100 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westside-Santa Barbara generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Westside-Santa Barbara may be as high as 1 in 64 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 213 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the east parts of Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA: about 47 per year. The southwest part of Westside-Santa Barbara has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.

How Westside-Santa Barbara's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Westside-Santa Barbara to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA: 8.100
California: 14.12
USA: 13.00

Considering only the theft rate, Westside-Santa Barbara is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Westside-Santa Barbara about $888,718 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Westside-Santa Barbara's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westside-Santa Barbara, including every crime type and how Westside-Santa Barbara compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Westside-Santa Barbara's crime maps on the Westside-Santa Barbara overall crime page.

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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Westside-Santa Barbara is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Westside-Santa Barbara.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
D-
F
F
F
B-
C-
C+
B+
D+
D-
D
D
B+
C+
B
A-
B+
C-
A-
A
C+
C
C
C
B
C
B-
A-
A-
A-
B+
A-
A
B
A-
A
A
B+
A-
A

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Westside-Santa Barbara is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
A-
D
D
A
C+
A-
A-
D+
C
C
C
C+
B
C+
C+
B
A-
B+
B+
A-
A+
A+
A+
A
A+
A
A
A+
D+
D+
D+
C+
B-
B-
B-
C+
B-
D+
D+
C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Westside-Santa Barbara schools on SchoolGrade

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